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Brian Carey Sims, Ph.D.

228 New Science Building
Email: bcsims@ncat.edu
Phone:  336-285-2273
Fax: 336-334-7538

Education:

B.A.  Psychology, Florida A&M University (2001)
M.S.  Psychology, University of Michigan (2003)
Ph.D. Education & Psychology, University of Michigan (2006)
 
Research Interests:

College Student Learning & Motivation
Racial Identity
Hip Hop Studies
 
Professional Organizations:

Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi)
American Education Research Association (AERA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hip Hop Journalism Association (HHJA)
 
Current Research Projects:

Context Effects on Racial Identity
Study Description
Racial identity is defined as the individual’s collective thoughts, feelings and beliefs about their racial group membership.  The proposed study will investigate the influence of context on a person’s racial identity.  The primary goal of this study is to investigate whether or not an individual’s racial identity is influenced by their immediate social context.

Attitudes Toward Individuals with Addictions
Study Description
The objective of this study is to ascertain the attitudes of undergraduate and graduate students and practicing vocational rehabilitation counselors toward individual with addictions as it pertains to: 1) gender; 2) type of addiction (alcohol/drugs, gambling, sex addiction); and 3) ethnicity (African American, White, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American).

Exploring Links Between Racial Identity and Self-Regulated Learning Among African American Pre-College Students
Study Description:
The current study examines links between individuals’ attitudes regarding their racial group membership and academic behaviors.  Seventy-four African American high school graduates were surveyed while participating in a pre-college summer program.  Hierarchical cluster analyses were performed in order to group and compare students based on key racial identity variables.  Results indicate a number of theoretically interesting links between students’ racial identity and their actual cognitive, motivational, and help-seeking strategies.  These results are discussed in terms of directions for future research and implications for higher education.
 
Selected Most Recent Publications:

Sims, B.C. (2009) (Foreword) in J.R. Young’s Long Live the Lyricist!  Offerings in Celebration of Hip Hop.  In Press.
Sims, B.C. (2006).  Instructor’s Manual for Learning to Learn Text by S.W. VanderStoep & P.R. Pintrich (eds).  Prentice Hall, NJ.
Sims, B.C., and Winborne, K.D. (Manuscript under review).  Racial and gender differences in help-seeking among first-year college students.  Contemporary Educational Psychology.
McKeachie, W.J. & Sims, B.C. (2004) Educational psychology, a century of contributions:  A book review.  Review of Educational Research, 16 (3), 283-289.

Most Recent Presentations:

Collaborations:

I am currently collaborating on research projects with: Dr. Stephanie Lusk in the Human Development and Services department, Dr. Terrolyn Carter in the department of Sociology and Social Work, and Dr. Renee Alleyne in the department of Psychology.

Inspiration/Motivation

My son, Brock Kiume
 
Vision

My vision is to help deconstruct harmful institutions that hinder true learning and growth and promote healing within the Black community.

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